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The flickr caption says Or “Advertising train of BR as a guest in Munich 1971” There are more in that collection of the same train, e.g. “Come and see Britain by Rail” on DB975074 and DB975073: and cinema coach DW150353 I wish the flickr captions would get displayed here - save a to of to-ing and fro-ing

They've rearranged the clutter around it now! Still in use as a community space, something to do with mental health.

Old-style road sign referencing pre-nationalisationgrouping (thanks @Wickham Green too) railway company, Strood, with the Paddock Wood train in the platform.

With a 56, wouldn’t they have to be air-braked in that formation? For BBAs, could it be a trick of the sharp angle of the photo, making the side stanchions of BBAs look more substantial?

Iwade the nearest village but the station is Swale after the waterway behind the camera, with the lifting bridge.

Over the canal in Rhodesia: (near Worksop, not Zimbabwe)

Symmetry, well nearly, at Sheffield

Could it have been a last-minute replacement/relief for a no-show/very late hauled service? I saw that a few times when I was down that way in the early 80s. But yes, the 4-car 117/Met-Cam is pretty unusual.

Tilbury - see also a couple of photos here: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/183328-the-slow-train-to-rainham-marshes-via-tilbury/

Grand Central's guarantee - worth the paper it's written on? Don't know how many of these reservation tickets they had printed, but I've seen it twice, many months if not years apart.

Worth a look, definitely. In fact the whole Castlefield area's pretty interesting. The nearby science and industry museum is a bit limited at the moment though, having a refit.

Anyone think J2123 is oil rather than cement? It looks more like oil products tank wagons, and that might also account for the HAA as a barrier/reach wagon at the front

Similar arrangement on some Belgian units too, the AM96 units: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Railways_Class_96 Quite comfy, the Belgian ones.

Footbridge, as in this google maps view https://maps.app.goo.gl/9gvqZsCyjpszmhPLA?g_st=im Can't say about the litter!

Annual occurrence I think - I’ve seen them there a couple of times in recent years (N of Rotterdam where the HS line branches off).